Comic book artist and author Jeff Weigel, of Belleville, autographs a copy of his comic “Atomic Ace” for Keowan Salmond, who recently graduated from kindergarten at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School in Belleville. Provided

Comic book artist and author Jeff Weigel, of Belleville, autographs a copy of his comic “Atomic Ace” for Keowan Salmond, who recently graduated from kindergarten at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School in Belleville. Provided

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Weigel is the creator of “The Sphinx,” “Atomic Ace,” “Dragon Girl” and “Quantum Mechanics” comics and graphic novels. He was also a special guest during this year’s Camp Lynx Tales summer reading camp at Lindenwood University-Belleville.

During his visit, Weigel talked to the students about his books and described the process of creating new characters before asking them to come up with their own, according to a news release.

For three weeks in June, the camp-goers honed their reading and writing skills.

The Camp Lynx Tales reading camp takes place each summer. Visit lindenwood.edu/belleville for information about next year’s registration. The cost is $80.

This year, students like Keowan Salmond, who recently graduated from kindergarten at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School in Belleville, left the camp with an autographed copy of Weigel’s “Atomic Ace” and a photograph with the author.